Engineering PM: Lead Cross-Functional Product Launches

Lippert Components, Inc.; Yoder, Indiana (KS, PA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k with employer match

Vacation and holidays

Career development and mentoring

Job summary

Lippert Components, Inc. in Kansas invites a Project Manager to lead the engineering project portfolio from intake and scoping through production.

The role requires strong cross-functional communication, the ability to drive multi-project delivery, and collaboration with the corporate PMO to define and improve project management processes and conduct design and gate reviews.

Expected to work with senior leaders, manage risks, and deliver on time in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, business, or similar field.
• 5+ years experience leading new product development projects.
• PMP Certification.
• Written and spoken communication proficiency, coaching, organizational skills, initiative, team player, decision making, time management, and thoroughness.
• Able to engage, manage, and communicate to stakeholders including senior leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Understand business objectives and opportunities.
• Manage new project intake process.
• Lead cross functional project scoping.
• Assess and communicate resource constraints.
• Develop project charters to align project scope, schedule, budget, and KPI’s with project sponsors and stakeholders.
• Establishes and manages the project schedule. Assigns clear tasks to specific team members and ensures project deliverables are completed as planned and documented in PLM system.
• Leads project core team to ensure cross functional coordination of all project activities.
• Supports the preparation for and ensures the completion of design reviews.
• Leads preparation for and conducts project gate reviews.
• Manage project scope through disciplined use of change management process.
• Manage Risk Register and Issues List. Transparently communicate issues and action plans. Effective and timely escalation of issues not able to be addressed within project team or established timing.
• Own project status reporting. Communicates project updates to senior leadership and stakeholders in monthly reviews.
• Role model for project management best practices. Responsible for defining, teaching, and enforcing the use of good project management practices.
• Work with PMO team to continuously improve project management processes

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional communication

Stakeholder management

Change management

Schedule management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, business, or similar field

PMP Certification

Tools

PLM system

MS Office

Job description

Lippert Components, Inc. in Kansas invites a Project Manager to lead the engineering project portfolio from intake and scoping through production.

The role requires strong cross-functional communication, the ability to drive multi-project delivery, and collaboration with the corporate PMO to define and improve project management processes and conduct design and gate reviews.

Expected to work with senior leaders, manage risks, and deliver on time in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.